Watch The First Known Recorded Electronic Music Concert From 1970

Although electronic music is one of the younger genres, it’s still been around for far longer than you probably realize. One of the first known pioneers of the genre are Kraftwerk, who’ve been actively performing since the seventies. They still do the occasional show, and are truly legends in the field. Their experimentation in sound design and instruments was revolutionary and set the path for many.

Reddit is a place to discover many wonders and in the /r/EDM subreddit a user found a circa 1970 video of Kraftwerk performing. Labelled first techno, it’s awe inducing to see where it all started and how far we’ve come in electronic music since. Watch the Kraftwerk performance cut below!